en-US Sat, 19 Apr 2025 14:39:02 -0700 60 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg ReadStatus9328078894 Sat, 19 Apr 2025 14:39:02 -0700 /review/show/7501871294 Caleb has read The Mercy of Gods by James S.A. Corey
]]> Review6083355555 Tue, 26 Dec 2023 20:02:22 -0800 /review/show/6083355555 Caleb gave 2 stars to Permutation City (Mass Market Paperback) by Greg Egan
It drew me in at first, but I didn’t understand the core idea of the book. Maybe it was explained and I missed it, but it just seems alluded to and somehow the experiments demonstrate it but I couldn’t connect the dots and the author doesn’t give you any help� I mean sci fi often has things like that, but at least the rules get explained (like FTL travel) and you can suspend your disbelief for a good story. But there’s no story here. Just a magical idea that doesn’t make sense to me even after delving through Wikipedia. And I’m a software developer who’s actually heard of the stuff he’s talking about so it seems like it should’ve made more sense.

Didn’t click for me but lots of other people love it so maybe I missed something. ]]>